The Jackson family has been a part of western Elmore County for generations.
It now mourns the death of Theodore Jackson Sr. who was instrumental in the founding of Coosada. He was on the town council from incorporation until his retirement in 2018. In that time, he served multiple terms as mayor pro tem and interim mayor of the small town. But he wasn’t a politician. Jackson was a pillar of the community.
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